Bayonne Police arrested Ruben A. Rodriguez, 43, of
Pennsauken, a former truck driver for Cream-O-Land, in Camden, around 6 p.m. last
night.

Police say that around 4:30 a.m. on March 9, Rodriguez was
making a delivery at the Dunkin Donuts near 25th Street and
Broadway in Bayonne when he hit Justin Bellini, 22, of Bayonne.

Bellini was found shortly after, lying in the street with
head and chest injuries, reports state. Bellini was rushed to Jersey City
Medical Center where he was pronounced dead around 5:55 a.m.

Bayonne Detectives used video surveillance in the area and
determined that a Cream-O-Land box truck had been making a delivery in the
area, reports state. Police determined that the truck finished its delivery around 4:37 a.m. and went eastbound on 25th Street, police
said. Around 4:40 a.m. later, a 911 call came in that Bellini was injured,
lying on the ground, police said.

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After an investigation that involved the Hudson County
Prosecutor's Office and the state Medical Examiners Office, officers went to
Rodriguez's Pennsauken home to arrest him, police said.

Police were driving to a second location to find Rodriguez
in Camden when they spotted him driving near North 25th
Street and Pierce Avenue, police said. He was pulled over and charged with
knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in death,
police said.

Rodriguez was taken to Hudson County jail yesterday and he posted bail and was released.

Officials from Cream-O-Land would not comment on the
incident, but said that Rodriguez was fired last week on an unrelated matter.
Bayonne Police Capt. Walter Rogers said that Cream-O-Land, "gave us full
cooperation throughout this investigation."

Bayonne Police Chief Ralph Scianni credited the hard work by
everyone involved in the investigation.

"The arrest of this individual was the result of a
cooperative effort of a number of entities in the criminal justice field," said
Scianni, who thanked the Prosecutor's Office, State Police and the Medical
Examiner's office.

"The investigation was spearheaded by our Detective Bureau
under the command of Capt. Walter Rogers and Sgt. Carlos Bentacourth. The
members of the bureau worked tirelessly on this case."